Brooklyn GOP fields candidate for Borough President

Nightlife Impresario Vito Bruno is the Only Republican Challenging Eric Adams for BP

August 2, 2017 By John Alexander Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Republican Party Chairman Ted Ghorra with Brooklyn Borough President candidate Vito Bruno. Photo courtesy the Brooklyn Republican Party

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Brooklyn Republican Party Chairman Ted Ghorra and Executive Committee Members have endorsed Vito Bruno for Brooklyn borough president. In an effort for Brooklyn to remain a two-party system, the GOP has joined together to support its lone candidate for BP.

Ghorra told the Brooklyn Eagle, “Endorsing Vito Bruno as our Brooklyn borough president candidate was an exceedingly easy thing to do. Vito is a dedicated, hard-working, focused and energetic individual who brings decency, common sense and passion for all things Brooklyn to the table, which is what we need at this time. I urge everyone to support him as well.”

The entertainment impresario is a successful a businessman, legendary promoter and long-time Brooklynite. He is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School and Pratt Institute School of Architecture. Bruno joined the prestigious Marcel Breuer architectural firm and later moved to Hilton International as in house design and planner for hotel developments around the world.

Bruno, a renowned music industry veteran, played a key role during the ’70s disco era. He started his career at 2001 Odyssey, the Brooklyn club made famous in the John Travolta classic “Saturday Night Fever,” which was filmed primarily in Bay Ridge.

Bruno was able to book some of the most famous disco acts of the day to perform at the club including the Village People, Chic, Kool & the Gang and Gloria Gaynor. He is also the founder and CEO of AM:PM Entertainment Concepts, an entertainment company.

“Vito has the business acumen and passion to be an effective Borough President,” said Ghorra. “I have gotten to know Vito and I am confident he will make a great leader and promote the greatness of Brooklyn. Our borough is dynamic, strong and vibrant. We need those same qualities in our borough president, Vito Bruno has all the attributes to be successful.”

Bruno said he was honored to receive the GOP’s endorsement and pledged to run an aggressive, passionate and issue-oriented campaign. “Chairman Ted Ghorra has been in my corner from the very outset, and I thank the chairman and the party leaders for their support and enthusiasm,” said Bruno. “My vision is that of an independent leader who puts solutions and results ahead of politics.”